Exhibits, Presentations, and Shameless
Self-Promotion
Recent and future exhibitions of work include (links are
to main site):
Entomological Society of America, Eastern
Branch,
Harrisburg, PA, March 18, 2007.
Talbott County Library,
Easton, MD, Brown Bag Lunch Speaker, March 15, 2007.
Delaware
Agriculture Museum,
October 2005-August 2006. One artist exhibit, "aliens among
us."
St.
Michael's Library,
October, 2006. One artist exhibit, "Bugs of Bay Hundred."
Delaware
Invasive Species Council.
Alien species poster and small showing of work.
Delaware
College of Art and Design,
July, 2006-August, 2006. Multiple artist exhibit.
Bugfest
2006, North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, September
2006.
Pennsylvania
State University Mont Alto Campus,
September 2006-November 2006. Single artist exhibit.
Exhibits
feature 11" X 14", 16" X 20" and 20" X 30" portraits of
insects, including new work and many of those pictured on
these pages.
Multimedia
presentations of work and classes include:
Philadelphia
Photographic Society
and Talbott Camera Club.
Meadowlark
Photo Expo 2006
and
Close-Up Photography Class.
Delaware
College of Art and Design,
Macro Photography Class.
Pennsylvania
State University Mont Alto.
Multimedia
presentations include examples of work, information on
insects in art and culture, photographing insects as
subjects for natural history, documentary, and artistic
work, and discussion of camera techniques for close-up
work. They are tailored to the audience.
Brief Biographical:
Susan Ellis, author of aliens
among us,
is a life-long nature lover, animal lover and a
self-proclaimed bug-hugger. Susan's academic background in
English literature and behavioral ecology provides a unique
context for her observations of living things. Her
childhood fascination with insects was rekindled while
studying the prey of insect-eating bats! The field research
for her masters' work led her to the South African bush
veldt where she developed a strong sense of being the newly
arrived guest in the home of other animals. There, she
began to truly appreciate insects as neighbors, each with a
unique history, preciousness, individuality, and story to
tell.
Susan is captivated by the beauty and wonderfulness of
living things and feels there is a beauty and point of
common reference in every living thing. "Photography is a
way for me to make surprising discoveries and unexpected
connections with many different creatures. The emphasis in
my photographic work is on beautiful form, compelling
emotional content and capturing the essence of the
subject."
If
your organization is interested in an exhibit or
presentation, please contact
me for
information and details.
